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Possible way to determine which application generates certain sounds on my system?

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Mar 15, 20264491 views
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Every now and then (e.g. twice a day) I hear a strange - brief - sound on my computer (Windows 7), that I believe to be from a background application like Windows Live Messenger, Teamviewer, Skype or some such. Is there a direct way of finding/tracing the origin of that sound; without disabling all…

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The simplest way I can think of is to use the Volume Mixer. It lists all the processes that are currently using the speaker as you can see here: How to start the volume mixer: Win+R→"sndvol"→Enter Alternative Solution: It seems Process Monitor is th…

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